You're about to embark in an adventure: XOOPS. In the open source universe, in the content management system galaxy, XOOPS is a discrete star that little by little has been consolidating as a very attractive option. It's a nice, versatile, amazing, resilient, smart system that gets into your bones, because, although it might sound as a very lame cliché, XOOPS is a lot more than just a piece of software.

For some of us xoopsers (or xoopers, as some say), XOOPS is almost a way of life, not as much as a creed nor as little as a hobby. It's a passion (although our significant others would rather say 'an obsession', not necessarily in a positive way). It's also a very loose and heterogeneous bunch of communities arguing together under several sites, trying to build a voice without losing in the way le joi de vivre

But XOOPS is, as some gourmet delicacies, something that's best experienced than talked about. And what better way of taking a peek below the hood than through a visual visit to some of its features? Thus was conceived this visual presentation of our favorite CMS. We hope you enjoy both the guide and your exploration of XOOPS.

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	Please bear in mind that this document is in draft form, which means it's an unfinished work and of course can benefit from everybody's feedback. So, if you have an idea, a comment or something that might help us improve this document, don't hesitate and let us know. The official address is <documentation@xoops.org>, but of course you can always find us hanging around in the XOOPS sites.